In early August, the German government passed draft legislation to prevent VAT losses on trade in goods on the internet and to amend other tax rules and regulations. The preliminary technical drafts for this legislative project carried the working title ... (more)
Friederike Schmidt, a principal at bepartners in Düsseldorf, presented on new structures and developments for inbound German real estate investments by foreign investors at an INREV Forum Call held on July 26, 2018. The presentation included tax consequences under the 2018 ... (more)
On 21 June 2018 the German Federal Ministry of Finance has published the Draft Annual Tax Act 2018. If so enacted, capital gains on the sale of shares in real estate rich companies that own German properties will become subject to ... (more)